By Estelle Nora Harwit Amrani
November, 1998
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The caduceus is one of the
most ancient of symbols. You might best know
this symbol as the DNA structure and healing used by the medical
profession. Since ancient Mesopotamia the caduceus presented two
serpents intertwined (the central nervous system) around a staff (the
spinal column) with the wings (the "swan") on either side (the two
hemispheres of the brain, with the circle in the center representing
the pineal gland, or the central sun and psychic center within). It
also symbolized the kundalini energy.

This
was originally the symbol for the Anunnaki-Sirian creator god, EA, or
EN.KI (who has become an Archetype), was the chief of the magicians,
"the one who knows," and infamous for being the serpent of the Garden
of Eden who created lifeforms in test tubes half a million years ago
with his half-sister Ninharsag, at the suggestion of his son, Marduk,
to create humans to be the workers for the gods. (The symbol is also
based upon the winged globe for the planet Nibiru, the symbol of the
royal Anunnaki family.) These workers mined minerals for the Anunnaki.

Biblical
writers called the healing serpent Nehushtan. The Hebrew word for
serpent is "nahash." The root of the word are the Hebrew letters Nun,
Het and Shin, which means "to guess." This was translated into other
languages as "satan," which some say mean "enemy," or "adversary."

Enki's
identity, as Lord of Earth or In Earth (EN.KI), also known as EA
("whose house is water") is reflected in other names, as well: Adonai,
Ptah, Aton, Aten, Adom, Adam, Amen. I have a theory that Enki might
have been the father of Judaism. (Linguistic paleontology is a
marvelous and vast area for proving these connections.) The name EARTH
also comes from EA/Enki. Actually, the name "earth" can be traced to
Enki (a.k.a. EA), and "human" is related to Ninharsag/Ninhursag, who
was Hathor (the House of Horus): HU (Horus) is also a transliteration
of the ancient Sumerian EA (Grimms' law of interchangeable letters and
sounds). If we use Hebrew, HU means "she."

India,
the "nagas" were the serpent gods and goddesses. In the Americas there
was Quetzlcoatl (or Thoth). The entire world has worshipped the serpent
for its wisdom, but ironically, it was not really about snakes at all -
unless you feel you have to "guess" what a snake is up to! Why was the
snake chosen? For its cleverness, ability to survive in the harshest of
environments, and again, its shape resembling the flow of energy up the
spine - to the crown chakra, and the third eye. The snake sheds its
skin and is reborn. The snake is clever. And perhaps because it
naturally instilled a bit of caution or awe in people. Was Enki really
a snake? Not literally. He has many different appearances, including a
goat, a fish, a dragon.

The
serpent almost always represents spiritual wisdom, life and healing. It
can also mean danger and death. The first symbols of serpents were
attributed to Enki and then Ninhursag. However, the story of the
serpent becoming an evil symbol began with the wars between Enki and
his brother, Enlil (later known by the name "Allah"). These conflicts
began at birth and had to do with birthright to the royal throne of the
Nibiruan civilization in which their father, Anu, was the leader and
father to Enki and Enlil. There was a time when Anu felt Enki (due to
his wisdom and magical abilities) was the only savior of the Anunnaki
people ("Enuma Elish"). This story later was reflected in Cain and
Abel, and all the stories throughout your times of brothers competing
for power, favoritism and inheritance. Enlil's anger with Enki caused
him to twist the truth around to make the serpent evil, which later
became what you know as the story in the Bible. What you think of as
being Satan is not that at all, but THE REVERSE!

Although
there was love between Enki and Enlil, they often did not see eye to
eye on many issues, especially when it came to supporting human beings.
Enlil never had patience or compassion for people, and on several
occasions, Sodom and Gemmorah as one example, he literally nuked them
out of existence. He attempted this again during the time of the Great
Flood but Enki (and those who supported him) took swift action to alert
the Noahs around the planet of the forthcoming dangers. Some of the
Anunnaki outraged with Enki for doing so but saw they had little choice
in finally carrying out the rescue. Anu supported saving humanity.

In
the Garden of Eden situation, Enlil was furious that Enki permitted
humans to have access to knowledge, the mixing of the Anunnaki with
human genes, thereby becoming more "godly," and equal to the Anunnaki.
To strike back at Enki, and in the attempt to regain his power over
humans, Enlil vowed to tarnish Enki's reputation by spreading the idea
that the serpent of wisdom was evil. Enlil tried to wipe out knowledge
of the DNA coding Enki gave humans, and of what the Anunnaki used in
order to have longevity (gold).

However,
Enlil was not completely successful because most of Enki's plan had
worked. For centuries afterwards, humans attempted to duplicate the
concoction of gold the gods used to maintain their youth and health,
and those with the knowledge were able to manufacture substitutes for a
while. But, much also had to do with the DNA content of the individual.
The more pure Anunnaki DNA, the better chance one had of having
longevity, etc. Then, combine the DNA with spiritual awakening to the
body, blood, and spirit with nutritional supplements, and each human
will know who they are - gardeners, and caretakers of the Earth, not
owners. Humans are here to maintain beauty, harmony and balance that
was first given to us after the Earth was created. We are not to be
interested only in ourselves.

Why
did Adam eat from the Tree of Knowledge and not from the Tree of Life?
Without getting into complex detail, Enki told me simply: "With the
Tree of Knowledge humans had the chance to figure out everything on
their own in time, to be equal to the Anunnaki. Had they eaten only
from the Tree of Life, they would live but not have been more the
wiser." The Garden of Eden, by the way, was a literal place, but also a
genetic metaphor.

Enki
knew had Adam eaten from the other tree, it would not ensure wisdom or
spiritual evolution. Instead, it would more likely result in primitive
human living for eons without evolution. The story of this translated
from the ancient Babylonian texts is very interesting with Adapa's
confusion over whom to believe, which to eat. It resulted in him eating
"the wrong" thing, but actually it was the right thing, in terms of
DNA, which would eventually bring our spirituality back from whence it
faltered, and remind people to tend to the Earth, which was not created
by extraterrestrials, but by God.

Then there is the time when Ninhursag created Ninti (lady of the rib)
to save Enki.....but that's another story....

The
battle between the brothers continued into the time of the pyramid wars
and Exodus. The staff with the caduceus was also one of Moses' tools.
The serpent, for the Hebrews represented salvation and wisdom. Moses's
copper serpent staff, often utilized by his brother, Aaron, was made
famous for performing miracles. Another connection between the staff
and the serpents occured during the Exodus when the staff was seen to
transform into snakes. Aaron was high priest and had been trained in
magic. He and Moses received instructions from a collective of that
main Anunnaki family (who taught Moses the alphabet). Isn't it
interesting that during the Exodus, the name Jehovah, YHWH, took over
and the name Adonai began to disappear? This was at the time when Enki
departed the Earth and Marduk became the leader of Enki's family.
Enlil's family was given the Sinai (taken away from Ninharsag) and
Enlil's son, Sin, was its new ruler. His symbol is the crescent moon
(which became the symbol for Islam).

Luckily,
the heritage of the caduceus lived on. In some versions the staff is
capped with a solar disk or even a crescent moon. Nisaba, one of Enki's
daughters, also held a similiar staff topped with an "ankh." For some,
the staff symbolized Hermes/Mercury. Throughout time different
civilizations in India, the Americas, Greece, Egypt, including the
great mystery schools and secret societies have renamed and used it. In
Christianity the archangel Michael was associated with this staff. The
sirens became the staff for two serpents they held in their hands. This
staff was considered to be so powerful it was able to raise up the dead.

The
symbol of the caduceus was later transferred to one of Enki's
counterparts, Ningishzida (Thoth), the healing god, and then to others
of his family because it was a code for the bloodline of Enki's
heritage. From this symbol of the serpent the power was transferred to
the symbol of the dragon, who continued to hold the knowledge. The
dragon could "divine." That can also be a mixed message - confusing the
Source with the Anunnaki. You will see a version of the caduceus as the
winged solar disk in Ancient Egypt, which incorporated the knowledge of
one's divinity and eternal soul, in the third eye chakra, along with
the traditional knowledge of what it stood for. Therefore, you will see
this symbol above arches and entrances into temples and royal
structures to remind those who enter who they really are. And this
means not only the DNA connection to the Anunnaki, but the divine
soul-being as coming from the Source, itself. The symbol of the winged
Isis represents the original female mother goddess, Ninharsag, and
blood connection in birthing humans who mated with "the gods," those
who fly as a free spirit.

When
you see the caduceus, know you are triggering your own genetic memory
and seeing your heritage. Each one of you holds within you the DNA, in
varying degrees, the wisdom from the Anunnaki and the Source. Since
Enki and Ninhursag, there have been other off-planet beings who added
in their own DNA to the human species. So, you are all a mixture - and
all one family from the One God. Within you is the consciousness with
which you can liberate yourselves through SELF-knowledge and return to
the garden.